''Leucascus schleyeri'' is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
calcareous sponge
The calcareous sponges or calcereans are sponges that make up the class Calcarea, characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of high-magnesium calcite or aragonite. While the spicules in most species are triradiate (with three ...
in the family
Leucascidae
Leucascidae is a family (biology), family of calcareous sponges in the order Clathrinida.
References
Leucascidae
Taxa named by Arthur Dendy
Sponge families
Taxa described in 1892
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, first described by Van Soest & De Voogd in 2018.
References
Leucascidae
Sponges described in 2018
Taxa named by Rob van Soest
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